New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-15
OHIO IND NATIONAL POLITICS
KEIFER's VIEWS ON sHERMAx's CAN

EN-srEAKER KEEPERS VIEWS ON sHERyAN's CAM
,DfDAcY-FoRAKER SURE OF REFLECTION.
Ex-spcaker j. Warren Keifer Of Ohio IL not losing
any flesh by the hot weather. He is practising at
Springfield Ohio but has been in NewYork for couple
OF days on legal business His interest in politics as
deep and is said that he desires to see Senator
Sherman nominated and elected President, that he
may get chance at the senatorship This indeed Is
ascrbed as the prime motive OF plumber OF prominent
Orleans like Governor Forster, General Noyes General
Grosyenor and others who urging Sherman's nomi-
ration The morning papers OF yesterday reported
conference Of shermans friends at Columbus tomorrow,
10 the of introducing resolutions
fndorsing sherman at the Republican State Convention
to be held at Toledo July 81 and 49, General Keller said
about this report:
:" l much donbt II any general conference has been
held as stated would certainly have been informed IL
any such Gathering was contemplated and nothing was
consideration has been seriously discussed py Senator
that suca resolution Ormay presenting Sna ndoT:
ing Sherman for resident will be introduced There
probably be soe opposition but Doubt t. E1sn the
resolution should fai to pass should only be adopted
ducton Tue Blaine people are saying everywhere over
he ir hs ono VIII not be solid or Sherman
withdraw than TO continue IN fruitlcss candidacy No
one wants to follow leader 10 canvass that is known
hun Sherman should withdraw. II it Is shown that there
- seroas division n ,he party in the state he ought
be passed with practical unanmity. That would help
Mr.. sherman In his I'm other States Il
would set at rest the stories have mentioned"
Is not such resolution a year before the Presi-
4" Not at all. IL has frequently been done In other
states In Illinois IL done before the ard since
My idea that as 1t will settle the question OF loading
candidates home support, on which his candidacy
Is 1t true that there Will be divided delegation from
the State /"
Undoubtedly there will be some delegates who will
have another first choice than Mr. Sherman. But the
"A Senator
friends will he obliged to hard to defeat the Blaine
machine which has been in existence since 1875 1t is
doing less work now than In any Presidential contest
since then, because Blaine himself Is undecided what to
action must be orestalled iu order to defeat With
his machine Daine could probably command the nomi-
nation. year from may tell different story"
How about loraker Will he be renominated and re-
elected ~
Yes; he will have no opposition for denomination.
He will be Re- elected without question"
How large sill he his majority I"
:" 1t viii depend somewhat on the size Of the Labor
vote II may b. $4,000 tn $4,000. The smaller figure Is
q large majority In Ohio"
Is the Labor vote growing In Ohio !"
gathering strength In some or the Cities ~ Is
different from your Labor vote In NewYork. II has
little or no sympathy with the George movement Ills
theories not at all acceptable In Ohio think the
support OF Georges land theories lighter every
day ell over the country"
How about the Democrats in Ohol Is the Payne
McLeln combination active -
No. In Cincinnati that element seems to have oe all
interest in politics They scored what points they wanted
10 score, and now inclined to drop back and let
things drift awhile. Senator Payne Is old and somewhat
feeble He las the vigor to take the personal man.
agement OF HIS party and the younger men who were
with him. his and others. out OF the State most
OF tie time or altogether There is not much lie left In
the Democratic organization In the State"